Attachment 2 of Annual Savings for Energy Expenditures

Attachment
2

In the judgment
of the Committee, the Federal Government needs to give greater priority
to reducing energy costs associated with the facilities it owns,
leases, and operates. In the furtherance of this objective, and
in compliance with the reporting requirements of section 547(a)
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(a)),
the Committee directs that each Federal agency establish or make
use of a centralized accounting system for the determination of
the energy costs for the buildings it owns, leases, or operates.
In addition, and in compliance with the reporting requirements of
section 545 of the National Energy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 8255),
the Committee directs that, beginning with its fiscal year 1998,
the budget request for each Federal agency be accompanied by: (1)
a statement of the amount of appropriations requested for electricity
and other energy costs associated with the operation and maintenance
of facilities
owned, operated, or leased by such agency; and (2) a description
of the activities being carried out by each agency to reduce energy
costs in accordance with section 543 of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254) and Executive Order 12902.

Finally, by March 31,
1997, each agency shall submit to the Committee a report containing:
(1) figures for actual energy use in its facilities during fiscal
year 1996; (2) its strategy for implementing a centralized facilities
energy cost accounting system; (3) its strategy for meeting the
2005 energy use reduction goals of Executive Order 12902 for facilities
it owns, leases, or operates; and (4) a list of specific energy
savings projects to be implemented by the agency in fiscal year
1997.